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Concepcion Sanchez
Feb. 18, 1927 - Nov. 18, 2023
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...

Audrey Bicker-Caarten Major
Oct. 07, 1923 - Nov. 17, 2023
Audrey B. Major, age 100, of Lutz Florida passed away peacefully on Friday, November 17, 2023, at home. Audrey was born October 7, 1923, to the late Captain Adrian and Amey Bicker-Caarten in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, as a dual US and British citizen. Audrey lived an adventurous life. It all...

PATSY C ENGLISH
Jan. 20, 1937 - Nov. 17, 2023
When tomorrow starts without me and I am not here to see If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me I know how much you love me as much as I love you And each time you think of me I know you’ll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me please try to...

Thomas Jacob Feliciano
Jul. 21, 1994 - Nov. 17, 2023
When tomorrow starts without me and I am not here to see If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me I know how much you love me as much as I love you And each time you think of me I know you’ll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me please try to...

Porfirio Ruiz-Torres
Sep. 15, 1928 - Nov. 13, 2023
The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand. The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land. The music stops, and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains..... For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains.

Joseph John Proto
Oct. 29, 1941 - Nov. 12, 2023
For the celebration of life attire, please no black or mourning clothing “Your father is a very sick man.” Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ lost a loyal customer in Joe Proto, the self-proclaimed “ORIGINAL SMOKIN’ JOE,” when he made his last undignified and largely irreverent gesture on November 12, 2023,...

Raul Fonseca
Jul. 18, 1945 - Nov. 10, 2023
Salmo de David. 23 El Señor es mi pastor, nada me falta; 2 en verdes pastos me hace descansar. Junto a tranquilas aguas me conduce; 3 me infunde nuevas fuerzas. Me guía por sendas de justicia haciendo honor a su nombre. 4 Aun si voy por valles tenebrosos, no temeré ningún mal porque tú estás a mi...

Mary Louise Gower
Nov. 03, 1928 - Nov. 09, 2023
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...

Lonnie Wayne Shawver
May 14, 1950 - Nov. 05, 2023
Lonnie Shawver, 73 years old, passed away on November 5th of 2023. He was an ambitious man who succeeded in running his own business and loved his family. He had many passions during his life, but his main ones started as a boy and his love for his horse, Beauty. As a teenager, his passion...

Susan Elizabeth Brown
Nov. 09, 1956 - Nov. 04, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Susan Elizabeth Brown, 66, of St. Petersburg, on November 4, 2023. Susan passed surrounded by family and close friends after a long battle with COPD. She was raised in South Tampa and was a member of Palma Ceia United Methodist Church. Susan was the youngest...

Juanita Faye Bell
Aug. 14, 1945 - Nov. 03, 2023
Juanita Faye Bell, age 78, of Plant City passed away on November 3, 2023, in Lakeland, FL. She was born on August 14, 1945 in Dayton, OH to the late Theodore and Ida Smith. Faye was of the Baptist Faith. She loved the Lord and served Him her whole life. She worked as a church secretary and as an...

Gerard Flanders
Apr. 02, 1926 - Nov. 03, 2023
Gerard Flanders passed away on November 3, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Yolande Flanders; his children, Karine Flanders, Dominique Flanders, and Henry Flanders. John 3:16 New International Version 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him...